Here we come to the end of the Three Strikes project! I had hoped to make it a little fancier, but deadlines are deadlines and plans had to be adjusted accordingly. It turned out to be pretty simple and sweet, hopefully you enjoy it!

Come see it in person, Tonight through the 15th only! Sold already, sorry!

Masking time! Here I’ve cut a small heart shape into an adhesive vinyl frisket. I protected the surrounding area and sprayed a few light coats.

Removing the mask is always a harrowing experience because some paints do not play nicely together and your paint job can be ruined. Luckily this time the paint (mostly) cooperated. It is a good idea in general to stick with the same brand/line of paints throughout a project to ensure maximum compatibility (advice I often ignore myself to red-faced results).

I wanted to break up the flat light grey a bit, so I sprayed a fade of darker grey from the feet up.

The back has a more elaborate spray mask, but the steps are the same. I used two tones of red here to mirror the fade on the body.

A few tense hours and some swearing later… You can also see the start of the neck stump I sculpted, this was basically just a plastic cap filled with resin. The entire neck assembly is set into a tray that is held up by the arm joints and some magic.

Tune in tomorrow for the final product, and see it in person if you’re in the NYC area!

Kidrobot, along with several of their retailers, will be hosting release and trading parties on September 9th! Here is a handy printable checklist (pdf) if you are one of those completists!

If you can’t make it to a party, Dunny Series 2009 will be available September 10, at Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers for $7.95 each. I will have some signed AP editions available directly from the dead zebra shop in the near future.

Finishing a new cut paper piece for Swoon, a group show at Black Maria gallery in LA. Opens June 13^th!

The more handsome Beast Brother dropped off this amazing custom mini munny as a gift for me! It even has my name, bells and skulls on it, what more could a boy want? More pics up on Flickr.

Finally, Creatures fan Jamie sent me some pics of this back piece featuring the whole Creatures Mandala artwork I did a few years back. Click for a slightly larger view! It looks tight (and painful). Also this reminds me that I need to update my tattoo gallery some day.

The Baroness’ charity auction is up on eBay! Check out the auctions for custom mini-munny figures made by artists such as the Beast Brothers (above), TADO, Tim Biskup, SketOne, MAD, Tara McPherson, myself and many more! Here’s a video of some of these guys on facebook.

More information about the auction on her Vinyl Pulse post.
All proceeds benefit The Cambodian Children’s Fund.

My girl Nichole is turning the big 3-0. Most people would demand presents to celebrate, but instead she is doing the opposite and putting together a charity auction of custom Mini-Munnys from a bunch of artists that she is friends with.

I did this quick little guy for the auction which will be online next week, I will let you know when it’s up! Proceeds will go to the Cambodian Children’s Fund.

A few more pics up on Flickr.

Looks like Kidrobot dropped a new 59Fifty fitted hat and men’s T-shirt featuring my Kidreaper artwork. Of course they both glow in the dark!

Kidrobot rolls out it’s Filth wagons today with a custom show and appearance in their LA store 6-8pm. My wagon will be on display for a while.

More pics and info on the product page, or head to flickr for bigger versions.

Kidrobot comissioned me to do a custom Filth wagon for the launch. They are having a party with customs, blanks and the Filth man himself.

I’ll post some “real” pics of mine after the event! In the meantime there are two more teasers on flickr.

Thursday, March 19th, 6-8pm at Kidrobot LA

More info on kidrobot.com.